Oct 31 2023 34 mins
School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 15
For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-15
Part 1
Book post
- Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica
- I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold
- The Star Whale by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horáček
- Ancient Love Stories by Emily Hauser, illustrated by Sander Berg
- Storm Dragon by Dianne Hofmeyr and Carol Thompson
- Scarygirl: The Origin Story by Nathan Jurevicius
- Bigg School: Best Friends Forever by Lisa Williamson, illustrated by Jess Bradley
- The Memory Thieves by Dhonielle Clayton
- The Taming of the Cat by Helen Cooper
- Imagine a Garden: Stories of Courage Changing the World by Rina Singh and Hoda Hadadi
- The Wolf Twins by Ewa Jozefkowicz
- The Most Famous Rhinoceros by Dianne Hofmeyr and Simona Mulazzani
Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in October 2023
- The Observologist by Giselle Clarkson
- Treacle Town by Brian Conaghan.
- Legendary Creatures by Adam Auerbach
- Welcome to the Mysteryverse by Clive Gifford
- How to Chat Chicken by Dr Nick Crumpton
- The Wild by Yuval Zommer
- The Dress in the Window by Robert Tregoning
- A Happy Place by Britta Teckentrup
- Green by Alex Gino
- I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold
- Where Magic Grows by Onjali Q. Rauf
- The Earthshot Prize by Colin Butfield and Jonnie Hughes
- SCRAP by Guy Bass
- Man-Man and the Tree of Memories by Yaba Badoe
- The Ogre Who Wasn't by Michael Morpurgo
- Begin Again by Oliver Jeffers
- The Nutcracker: And the Mouse King's Christmas Shenanigans by Alex T. Smith
- Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld
- The Great Storm Whale by Benji Davies
- Red is Home by Emma Bettridge
- Bigg School: Best Friends Forever by Lisa Williamson
- Super Space Weekend by Gaelle Almeras
- The Big Dreaming by Michael Rosen
- Bad Hair Day by John Phillips
- Up and Down by Tracey Turner and Jane Burnard
- If You'll Have Me by Eunnie
- Juniper's Christmas by Eoin Colfer
- Brave Little Bear by Steve Small
- Oscar's Lion by Adam Baron
- Rise Up and Sing! by Andrea Warner
- The Panda's Child Jackie Morris and Cathy Fisher
October 2023 books of the month
- Fiction: | I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold
- Nonfiction: | Britannica’s Encyclopedia Infographica
- Picture book: | The Star Whale by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horáček
Part 2
How to use Lego to encourage reading skills
New book pitches: Phone Me When You're Home! by Wendy Garvey; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks, illustrated by Hannah Worsley; I Can Be An Astronaut by Dr Katy Chisenga-Phillipps
Part 3
Christmas-themed books - our Christmas topic book list
Credits and licensing
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